Provides the latest RSS feeds for Central Asia News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Kazakhstan News.net http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/cat/929bcf2071e81801/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:44:29 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:44:29 -0400 30 BAKU, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - The statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement made by the co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group conforms to Azerbaijan’s position, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev said on Wednesday. Commenting on the G-8 summiteers’ statement on the Karabakh settlement, Abdullayev said, "Azerbaijan reiterated that it opposes the status quo, ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215296263/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:59:19 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215296263/scat/929bcf2071e81801 The rail line at Hairatan, Afghanistan, on the border with Uzbekistan, through which U.S. and NATO military cargo to and from Afghanistan flows. (photo: Sgt. 1st Class Peter Mayes, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division Public Affairs) Policymakers from the U.S., Europe, and Central Asia gathered last week in Riga to discuss ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215296264/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:45:52 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215296264/scat/929bcf2071e81801 HOHHOT, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Fire fighters on Sunday morning put out the blaze in a chemical plant in north China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, which has caused one dead and three others injured.The accident happened around 5 p.m. Saturday at Inner Mongolia 3F Fluorochemical Co. Ltd. in the city of Fengzhen. A huge amount of flammable gas has been leaked after the chemical plant caught ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215294405/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:14:09 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215294405/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Hardware vendor Ceragon Networks has announced a deal with Tajik mobile network operator Beeline Tajikistan. Under the terms of the agreement between the two companies, Ceragon will provide its Evolution Long Haul backhaul platform with a view to enabling Beeline to maintain and develop its 3G data and voice services across Tajikistan. Further, Ceragon claims its solution will serve to increase ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215293010/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:50:48 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215293010/scat/929bcf2071e81801 By Roman Muzalevsky On February 12, Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych paid a three-day visit to gas-rich Turkmenistan to sign a memorandum of understanding on energy cooperation and reiterate Kiev's interest in resuming direct imports of the Central Asian country's natural gas, which were suspended in 2006. The visit revealed Kiev and Ashgabat's strong desire to reduce ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215293014/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:06:50 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215293014/scat/929bcf2071e81801 By Sergie Blagov Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich traveled to China on February 25 to attend a first meeting of the bilateral intergovernmental commission on energy cooperation. The commission was formed in December 2012 to replace the bilateral Russia-China energy dialogue. Dvorkovich held talks with his Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier Wang Qishan, to discuss ties in the ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215293013/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:06:50 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215293013/scat/929bcf2071e81801 By Richard Weitz Kazakhstan has become South Korea's (also known as the Republic of Korea - ROK) main economic partner in Central Asia, and powerful complementarities exist between Astana's desire for foreign capital and technologies, especially in order to develop its infrastructure and new high-technology sectors, and Seoul's need for natural resources, particularly energy and ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215293011/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:06:50 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215293011/scat/929bcf2071e81801 By Pavel K Baev Last week marked the anniversary of the shocking performance staged by the Pussy Riot punk rock group in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow. And this year saw a spectacular increase in the density of "patriotic" political noise silencing common sense in debates over such matters as separation of church and state, homosexual "propaganda" or the ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215293016/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:06:49 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215293016/scat/929bcf2071e81801 By Georgiy Voloshin Just two weeks into 2013, Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced the reorganization of the country's government. On January 16, he ordered the establishment of a new ministry in charge of regional development whose head, Bakhytzhan Sagintayev, had previously led the day-to-day activities of the ruling Nur Otan party in the capacity of its ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215293017/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:06:49 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215293017/scat/929bcf2071e81801 reforms and intends to spend US$13 billion to double gross domestic product (GDP) in five years, drawing on aid and investment to fund projects in agriculture, mining, transport, power and other sectors. Doubling the GDP will require an annual growth rate of at least 7%. Kyrgyzstan's GDP growth is projected at 8.5% in 2013, up to 7.5% in 2014, and up to 3.5% in 2015; inflation is ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215293018/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:06:49 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215293018/scat/929bcf2071e81801 By Shavkat Kasymov Fifteen years have passed since a peace agreement which ended a five-year long civil war in Tajikistan. Fought between regional groups and the national government of president Rahmon Nabiyev, the conflict killed between 50,000 and 100,000 and displaced more than a million. Presidential elections scheduled for the fall offer an opportunity to reflect on the disastrous ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215293012/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:06:49 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215293012/scat/929bcf2071e81801 By Sergei Gretsky Kazakhstan is well known for the successful transformation of its economy following independence more than 20 years ago, and the leadership has consistently set ambitious goals to solidify the gains and diversify the economy to meet the challenges of the 21st century. The year 2012 ended on a high note - the 2012-2013 Global Competitiveness Report by the World Economic ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215293015/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:06:49 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215293015/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Privatization Having failed to woo Gazprom, Greece is to sell a 66 percent share in DESFA, a fully owned subsidiary of state-run natural gas company DEPA, for EUR400 million to Azeri state-owned SOCAR. Greece will receive approximately EUR188m from the sale, which it will use to pay off its massive debts. "The privatization agency is very pleased, it's basically a done deal," ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215291888/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:29:14 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215291888/scat/929bcf2071e81801 By Oleg Varfolomeyev Ukraine has been moving closer to both an association and free-trade deal with the European Union, as well as observer status in the Russian-led Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Neither of the two statuses promises full integration. Because of this, Kiev believes they are not mutually exclusive. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara has said Ukraine ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215291889/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:01:47 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215291889/scat/929bcf2071e81801 In a joint statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the presidents of the U.S., Russia and France reflects the position of Azerbaijan, said in a briefing on Wednesday, the spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Elman Abdullayev. On 18 June as part of the G8 summit, the presidents of the U.S., Russia and France issued a joint statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215290934/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:35:54 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215290934/scat/929bcf2071e81801 * Stop-loss dollar selling lifts baht * Taiwan dollar up on NDFs, rebound in won * Philippine peso, ringgit down; downside limited (Adds text, updates prices) By Jongwoo Cheon SINGAPORE, June 19 (Reuters) - Most emerging Asian currencies turned higher on Wednesday as investors covered short positions after recent declines were considered excessive, and ahead of ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215290935/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:18:57 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215290935/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Investing.com - Asian stock markets were mixed on Wednesday, as investors looked ahead to the outcome of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting later in the day. Shares in Japan outperformed the region as traders continued to eye movements in the yen and in the Japanese government bond market. During late Asian trade, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was down 0.7%, Australia's ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215289985/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:15:06 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215289985/scat/929bcf2071e81801 BISHKEK, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - Parliament in Kyrgyzstan is due to consider a bill on renouncing an agreement with the U.S. on deployment of an airbase of the international antiterrorist coalition at Manas airport of the Kyrgyzstani capital Bishkek, the parliamentary press service told Itar-Tass. According to its spokesman, the bill has received endorsement of all the factions represented in ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215288219/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:19:46 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215288219/scat/929bcf2071e81801 TPL.TO )( ), the oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Central Asia, today announced its work programme in Kazakhstan for the second half of 2013. Forward Work ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215288220/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:07:19 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215288220/scat/929bcf2071e81801 EU institutions stint on precise terminology in respect to Azerbaijan's territorial integrity, Elman Abdullayev says. The official position of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry on the adoption of the recent resolution by the European parliament provoked an angry reaction of not the European parliamentarians, as might be expected, but among a number of opposition media in Azerbaijan. The ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215287329/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:19:39 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215287329/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Between the government and the society of the Federal Republic of Germany and Azerbaijan, there is a good exchange of views, values, and interests in mutual cooperation. This was stated by Foreign Minister of Germany Guido Westerwelle on 18 June during an international media forum. He also noted that Germany's foreign policy takes into account the interests of both countries, including ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215287330/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:19:36 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215287330/scat/929bcf2071e81801 SEOUL, South Korea - Asian markets opened mostly lower Wednesday as investors waited for an update on the U.S. economy from the Federal Reserve and for some clarity from the Fed about its future course. The results of a two-day Fed policy meeting will likely ripple through stock markets once investors learn whether there will be changes in the U.S. central bank's strategy for shoring up the ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215287331/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:03:06 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215287331/scat/929bcf2071e81801 soaring nearly 150 points ahead of the central bank's conclusion of its two-day meeting on Wednesday. CNBC's Fed Survey found that Wall Street players expected the Fed roll back its stimulus program by December, compared to February, as expected ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215284783/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:45:28 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215284783/scat/929bcf2071e81801 BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215283686/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:16:22 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215283686/scat/929bcf2071e81801 ATHENS, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 4:48pm EDT ATHENS, June 18 (Reuters) - Greece is set to agree the sale of its natural gas grid operator DESFA to Azeri state energy company SOCAR, a senior official directly involved in the talks said on Tuesday. SOCAR has improved its offer to buy a 66 percent stake in the company to 400 million euros ($536 million), a price that Greece's ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215280268/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:48:06 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215280268/scat/929bcf2071e81801 ATHENS, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:26pm EDT ATHENS, June 18 (Reuters) - Azeri state energy company SOCAR has improved its offer to buy Greece's natural gas grid operator, DESFA, the semi-official Athens News Agency (ANA) said on Tuesday, citing sources. SOCAR, the sole bidder for DESFA after Russian energy company Sintez and Greek-Czech group PPF-Terna dropped out of the bidding ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215278866/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:26:02 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215278866/scat/929bcf2071e81801 (Reuters) - Jordan's hopes of a first World Cup finals appearance remain alive after they beat Oman 1-0 at home on Tuesday to book a qualifying playoff against Uzbekistan in September. Striker Ahmad Ibrahim scored the winning goal in the 57th minute, stooping low to head home a cross from Khalil Bani Ateyah that drew wild celebrations at the King Abdullah Stadium in Amman. The ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215277439/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:44:25 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215277439/scat/929bcf2071e81801 (Reuters) - Uzbekistan rallied to beat Qatar 5-1 in Tashkent on Tuesday but came up two goals short of securing their first appearance in a World Cup after Iran's win in South Korea sent both those teams to Brazil. Uzbekistan were pushed into third place in Asian qualifying Group A, behind Iran and South Korea, and will have to rely on the playoff route to make it to next year's showpiece ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215276414/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:50:23 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215276414/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Iran's Amir Hossein Sadeghi celebrates his nation's qualification for the 2014 World Cup after a 1-0 victory over South Korea in Ulsan. Photograph: Kim ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215273041/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:01:19 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215273041/scat/929bcf2071e81801 here . There is a ‘Like’ campaign in relation to the current President’s general campaign. The ‘Like’ campaign’s goal was to collect as much as like possible from the Facebook users in the country on the issues if it had been addressed correctly by the Ts. Elbegdorj. He’s own Facebook page has around 62 thousand likes. MPP Candidate B.Bat-Erdene also ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215273464/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:57:45 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215273464/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Russian police force-march labor migrants, mostly from post-Soviet Central Asian republics, along Moscow city streets, seen in a still shot taken from a video shot in late May 2013. Estimates claim Central Asians make up roughly 10 percent of Moscow's population of 12 to 17 ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215273465/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:49:51 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215273465/scat/929bcf2071e81801 TASHKENT, Uzbekistan - Uzbekistan narrowly missed out on direct qualification for the 2014 World Cup despite routing Qatar 5-1 on Tuesday.Uzbekistan finished level on points with South Korea for second spot in Group A of Asian qualifying - which yielded automatic qualification for Brazil - but were one behind on goal difference.Uzbekistan will go into a sudden-death playoff against either Oman or ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215273441/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:40:48 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215273441/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Uzbekistan were pushed into third place in Asian qualifying Group A, behind Iran and South Korea, and will have to rely on the playoff route to make it to ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215271941/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:01:53 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215271941/scat/929bcf2071e81801 KIEV, June 18 (Itar-Tass) - Ukraine’s membership in the Common Economic Space will help make this association among the most powerful, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday at a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovich. "The positions of the three states - Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia - coincide on both the Customs Union and the Common Economic ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215271942/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:56:23 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215271942/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Interview with CEO of Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi Ya.Batsuuri on current affairs of Erdenes TT. Is it true that the 17 billion MNT transportationbid which Gobi Power LLC won will be re-announced? No. In beginning of this year, our company has announced a tender on transportation and re-loading at Tsagaan Khad. 10 companies were selected and related preparations are being done. However, the ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215271943/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:50:52 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215271943/scat/929bcf2071e81801 MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has begun delivering tanks, artillery cannons and rocket launchers worth $1 billion to Azerbaijan, a Moscow-based defense group said on Tuesday, as the former Soviet republic strengthens its military readiness in the volatile South ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215270228/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:34:04 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215270228/scat/929bcf2071e81801 N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Authorities in Chad have arrested a suspected member of a poaching gang accused of slaughtering nearly 200 elephants and killing five Cameroonian park rangers, the environment minister said on ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215270478/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:30:11 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215270478/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Russia began shipment Tuesday of up to $1 billion worth of military equipment to Azerbaijan, Russian Defense Ministry officials said. The shipments fulfill contracts signed in 2011 and 2012, the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the newspaper Vedomosti. The equipment is worth between $700 million and $1 billion, and includes 94 T-90S tanks, about 100 BMP-3 infantry fighting ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215270560/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:22:26 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215270560/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Two Russians were detained by Chinese police after 213 bear paws were found inside a passenger van trying to enter northern China's Inner Mongolia region. The bear paws, worth about $400 a pound in China, were hidden inside the tires of the van, China Daily reported. The Chinese believe bear paws have a high nutritional value. To date this is the largest bear paw smuggling case in China, ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215270758/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:22:25 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215270758/scat/929bcf2071e81801 HONG KONG - Chinese oil giant China National Petroleum Corp. and France's Total SA have finalized an agreement with Tethys Petroleum Ltd. to develop oil and gas assets in Tajikistan, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told the Wall Street Journal Tuesday. Senior officials of the three companies are due to sign the agreement later Tuesday in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe, the ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215268178/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:47:09 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215268178/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Kazakhstan-focused Max Petroleum reported Tuesday that results from its SAGW-4 appraisal well in the Sagiz West Field has identified 65 feet of net hydrocarbon pay over a 203-foot interval. Max said that the pay intervals, between depths of 4,010 feet and 4,212 feet, include 52 feet of gas condensate and 13 feet of oil. In addition, the firm said, there is a further 55 feet of potential oil pay, ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215268179/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:47:07 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215268179/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Azerbaijani carpets "Edahali" (Karabakh, end of the 17th century) and "Salyan Khilesi" (Shirvan, 19th century) kept in the collection of the deceased member of Chicago Oriental Rug and Textile Society Grover Shilts were presented to the State Museum of Azerbaijani Carpet and People's Applied Art named after Latif Karimov, APA reports. Delivering a speech, Head of the ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215268180/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:45:20 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215268180/scat/929bcf2071e81801 MOSCOW, June 18 (RIA Novosti) - The Aral Sea, which has been shrinking for almost half a century causing an environmental disaster in Central Asia, has finally stopped drying up, a Russian scientist said on Tuesday. "The sea is currently close to a balance because its surface has shrunk so much that evaporation has gone down too, so that even the insignificant river and underground water ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215268378/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:32:24 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215268378/scat/929bcf2071e81801 The more Azerbaijan is developing rapidly and President Ilham Aliyev successfully operates in the domestic and foreign policy, the stronger becomes the concern of certain forces hostile to us, said Deputy Prime Minister Ali Hasanov. According to him, over the past ten years, President Ilham Aliyev has demonstrated to the world that Azerbaijan is not just a dynamically developing, but in the ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215267129/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:42:14 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215267129/scat/929bcf2071e81801 The annual analysis of democratic development from Central Europe to Central Asia says there has been a "troubling deterioration" in conditions for civil society across ... http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215266142/scat/929bcf2071e81801 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:22:24 -0400 http://www.kazakhstannews.net/index.php/sid/215266142/scat/929bcf2071e81801